Resetting mechanism for recording-trains.



0. WHITE. RESBTTING MECHANISM FOR RECORDING TRAINS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 22, 1909 Patented Oct. 12, 1909.

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3 i i 'n is? specification ,reference being "had to w mp n n [3 in e'nfion c rd train particularly ne'ters in which it isdeieating hand to zero or drawings.

srn,' although, of course, r1 other suitable purposes. ofiide a new 'and improved which" the indicator hand,

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only phi'ts" of ell-understood porioneture-easin -ef the meter, ,or' other suitable ns'ti'unie'nt, to "which my device 1 1s I gate tli iv n tra of which only one wheel,

T @61 4: is mounted upon a frictions-11y engages; the same {Wheel 4; "is rotated the fric- *the trjain =plates 2 and can s on its iout ewend an 1e; spin lle:

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tes to resetting mechanale ithout disturbing 'ie rec rding train of any char-- the driving train of a-' igilre'inclicixtes a vertical longitudinal ake of clea -rness of illustration and n NH 7- f the'nieten or similar device to which Referring tothe' drziwing,1 indicates a e Etrein-plates which-carry he' rest may be of any' pproved .kind and dehih fis-"Inounted upon handifill- 1. z

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Applicationfiled January 22,1909. Serial 1%; 412,712. s

11 carried by the train-plates 2-3 so to slide freelylongitudinally of itselftherein. 12 indicates a weight'adjustably mounted npon the verticalshaft by means of a set- I screw l3 and tending- .by' its gravity to hold the shaft 10 in the position shown in the drawing and return the same to that position when, free to actxafter the same has been lifted, as hereinaftendescribed.

1& indicatesa pinion, which is mounted ,npo n the upper end of thewshaft 10 and is .after described, to engage the pinion 9- so that when the shaft 10 is rotated as herein after described, the spindle (S will be'rotated in either direction -czu'ryingthe dia1;1hand 'Z.

Flo-indicates av cylindrical hlockfwliichis and hash beveled surface 16 onits'i lowerend. 17 indicates a pinion earned onithe' block 1e indicates is sleeve; which is rotetably bythe frame 1 end has its inner surface. squared or. polygonal in section.-

20 indicates a she ft curt-yin upon'one end a head 21 w'vhich is squared or polygonal in indicates n tubular casing .-which 'is mounted in the train-plate sand which is adapted to sliclingly receive a heed 23 on' the other end of the shaft 2-0. The tubular casing 22' ;1 cylindrical boring endthe in said .tubularcasing 92.- The shnft 20 is also oln'naled in the bearing 19. I The shaft :foi'e, in the sleeve lSQbeziringlQendjtubulaieasing 22, and; n'ithithe; sleeve" 1 8 is 1'0- tatable 1n "smdbearnig.

.eorrespi-mding to tl I erehywliei 1e heft-20 is v"; :thebeveled u lie-ishafelof die-(r tes; r n spiral spring irhichl; is

ofiithe shaft! 20. and --'the end. of enring, l'tzending to; hold; the tpmr-ts in t ,epos ition sl'lonfn in thefignne-jand 'retin nithe 'saine ivhen free to net ii- 931 the .uhn r action of the1sprii1g-25L A inclezitesin heveledflshoulderonpt-he I IQAQQNQL1621011 jillieoact adapted when the shaft is raised, asherei n secured upon the'lowr'end of the shaft-:10

nlounted'inn suitablebearing, as 19, carried section .to correspond with the interior of the head 23 is circnlnr in section-so '21s to turn 20 isfinoi'nble longitudinzil of itself, there t ie, tubular easing-T 22 @hetween 7 1 s: been :jbnshed inward against, the

when said' shaft is moved to be rotated of the beveled shaft 10 to cause the pinions to register, and

26 indicates a pinion,

Which is rigidly mounted on the shaft 20 and is adapted the right in the figure against the action of the spring 25 and the shaft 10 is raised by the coacting of the beveled surfaces to be brought into mesh with the pinion 17 on the shaft 10, whereby when the sleeve 18 is rotated by any suitable key, as 27, placed therein the shaft 20 will and the shaft 10 with it.

'lhe' operation of my device is as follows: lllieii the parts are in the position shown in the figure, the resetting device is out of o erative engagement and the dial-hand 7 is driven through the driving pinion i and the frictional engagement of the sleeve 5 with the spindle 6. It being desired to set the hand back to zero, or to any other position on the scale, a suitable key 27 is inserted in the sleeve 18. As the key is thrust inward the shaft 20 is moved to theright in its bearings, compressing the spiral spring 25, and the beveled shoulder being moved against the beveled surface it; the shaft 10 is lifter, against the action of the weight 12. The first operation of the lifting of the shaft is to bring the pinion 17 into mesh with the pinion 9,-thebeveled faces 16 and 24; being of such size as tobe'just sutlieient to lift the shaft 10 the desired distance to bring the two pinions l7 and 9 into mesh. In case the teeth should notproperly register, a slight turning of the sleeve 18 will, by the friction surfaces, sutliciently turn the the further inward movement will bring them into mesh. This same movement of the shaft lifts the pinion 17 into position to register viith the teeth of the pinion 26, the pinion 26 being made of such diameter thatwhcn the shaft is raised to bring the gears 17 and 9 into mesh the pinion l7 will lie in the position to have its teeth engage the teeth of the pinion 20 when the same is moved further inward the further movement of the shaft 20. T he pinions 1'7 and 9 being, brought into mesh, a further movement of the shaft to the right by the further inward movement of the key JP-will move the teeth of the pinion 20 into mesh with the teeth of the .pinion 1.7. The turning of the hey in either direction will then correspondingly rotate the sleeve 18 and with it the shaft 20. The shaft 20 will be rotated by the engagement of the pinion it; with the pinion 17 and the engagement of the pin-. ions 17 and 9.will cause the spindle 6 to be rotated in either direction carrying with it the dial-hand in one direction or the other to another point on the dial. When the gearing and throwing it out of operative relation.

That which. I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,-

1. The combination with a support, a spindle, a sleeve frictionally engaging said spindle and adapted to be connected to a timc train, and a pinion on said spindle, of a shaft movable longitudinally of itself in said support, a pinion on the upper end of said shaft adapted by the longitudinal movement of said shaft to be brought into mesh with the pinion on said spindle, a second shaft journaled in said support and movable longitudinally of itself therein, enacting beveled surfaces carried by said shafts and adapted when said second shaft is moved to mote said lirst shaft and cause the engagement of said pinions, and means for rotating said first shaft from said second shaft.

2. The combination with a support, a handspindle journaled therein, a friction sleeve on said hand-spindle adapted to be connected with a time-train, and a pinion on said spindle, of a shaft vertically carried in said sup port and movable longitudinally of itself therein, a pinion on the upper end of said vertical shaft, a head on the lower end of said vertical shaft and having a beveled sur face, a horizontal shaft journaled. in said supporl and movable longitudinally of itself therein, a beveled shoulder on said horizontal shaft adapted to enact with the beveled surface on said first shaft whereby, when said first shaft is moved in one direction to bring said beveled surfaces into sliding engagemcnt, said vertical shaft will be lifted into mesh with the pinion on said spindle, and gearing connections between said two shafts.

$3. The combination with asupport,aliaiidspindle journaled therein, a friction sleeve on said hand-spindle adapted to be connected with a time-train, and a pinion on said spind le, of a shaft vertically journaled in said support and movable longitudinally of itself therein, a sleeve rotatably carried by said support, a spring-seated horizontal shaft journaled in said support and longitudinally movable in said sleeve and said support, a beveled shoulder on said shaft adapted to coact with the beveled-surface 'on said vertical shaft and to lift said vertical shaft to bring the pinion thereon into mesh with the pinion on said spindle when said horizontal shaft is moved inward against said spring, a pinion on' the lower end of said vertical 5 shaft, and a pinion. on said horizontal shaft hand is reset, as may be desired, the key is withdrawn.

the shaft 2() back into originalposition and r the weight 12 on the shaft 10 causes it to ])lll(lle Journaled The spring 25 thereupon moves l adapted to be brought into mesh with said last-named pinion when said shaft is moved inward against said spring.

--l. In combination, a support, a dial-hand in said support, a frictiondrop into normal position, disengaging-the l sleeve on said spindle adapted to be conlSt ' d inally ed to be turned by a suitable key,

v on said vertical shaft and lift the same when l gearm gearing on said splndle and the. upper end nected with a time-train, aaveighted shaft, to be brought into mesh with the pinion on the lower end of said vertical shaft.

vertically journaled -in said support and movable longitudinally of itself 'therein, l 6. In combination, a support, a dialfhand connections on said vertical shaft spindle journaled in saidsupport and'adaptand said spindle adaptedto be brought into 1 ed to be frictionally driven by a time-train, engagement when. said vertical shaft is a vertical shaft journaled iii said support raised, a spring-seated horizontal shaft jour-- and movable longitudinally of itself therein, naled-in said support and movable longitugearing on said spindle and said vertical,

of itself therein, beveled bearings shaft adapted to-be brou on said vertical shaft and said horizontal said 'vertical shaft is lifted, a horizontal shaft adapted, when said horizontal shaft is moved in one direction, to lift said vertical shaft, and gearing on said vertical shaft and said horizontal shaft adapted to be brought into mesh with one another when said hrizontal 'shaft is moved longitudinally of itself to lift said vertical shaft.

5.111 combination, a support, a dial-hand spindle j ournaled in said support, a" frictionsleeve on said hand-spindle adapted to be I connected vith a time-train, a weighted vcr-i tical shaft journaled in said support and movable longitudinally of itself therein,

beveled bearings I said horizontal shaft adapted by the movement of said horizontal shaft in one directionto lift said vertical-shaft, and? means for rotating said vertical shaft from said horizontal shaft.

. 7. In combination, spindle journaled in ed to be frictionally a support, a dial-hand said support and adaptdriven by a time-train,

and movable longitudinally of itself therein, of said vertical shaft adapted to be brought gearing on said spindle and said vertical into mesh with one another when said verti I shaft adapted to be brought into mesh when cal shaft is lifted, a horizontal sleeve rosaid vertical shaft is lifted, a horizontal tatably mounted in said support and adaptshaft rotatably journaled' in said support a horizonand movable longitudinally of itself therein, tal' shaft journaled' in said support and means for rotating said horizontal-shaft,bevadapted to engage said sleeve and movable eled hearings .on saidvertical shaft and said longitudinally of itself in said sleeve on said horizontal shaft adapted by the movement of support, a spring bearing on said horizontal said horizontal shaft in one direction to lift shaft and adapted toyieldingly hold it in normal position, a beveled shoulder on said shaftadapted to engage the beveled surface l OTIS HITE,

said horizontalshaft is moved out of normal position against said spring, a pinion on the lower endof said vertical shaft, and a.pin-

ion on said horizontal shaft adapted when lg Witnssesi said horizontal shaft is moved out of normal R. O.-LANPHLER, nosition against. the action of said spring J. H. Hono'n.

ght into mesh'whenl shaft rotatably journaled in said support and'movable longitudinally of itself therein, means for rotating said horizontal shaft,

on said vertical shaft and said vertical shaft, and gearing carried by .65 a vertical shaft 'journaled in said support; 

